News

Charter School to open on Riverside Academy campus; RA will continue to operate

RESERVE — Louisiana Premier Charter School has found a home in St. John the Baptist Parish, and it’s…

Opinion

Hemelt: More active School Board serves notice with hiring freeze, new goals for St. John

There is a plan to make a plan. School Board members with St. John the Baptist Parish Public…

Police Beat

St. John Parish arrests report: 2/5 – 2/7

2/5 Tromone Cartase Campbell, 35, 1621 Yorktowne Dr., LaPlace, obstruction of justice (felony), illegal carrying of weapons (felony) Kyren…

News

St. John’s finest recognized at Officer of the Year Banquet

RESERVE — St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office employees uncovered fraudulent prescription drug rings, saved lives with…

Police Beat

Two men rob St. Rose Subway at gunpoint

ST. ROSE — Two men robbed Subway in St. Rose Thursday night at gunpoint, stealing money from the…

Lifestyle

The Medicine Shoppe turns 40: Personal service sets business apart in big box pharmacy marketplace

LAPLACE — The Medicine Shoppe’s roots in LaPlace trace back to 1979, when at least six or seven…

News

Give the gift of a magical prom to a teenager in need

LAPLACE — Aneka Moll of LaPlace wanted a better use for the formal dresses stocked in her closet,…

Police Beat

LaPlace woman accused of plot to defraud Delgado & education department of $200,000

NEW ORLEANS — A LaPlace woman fraudulently acquired $200,000 in falsified federal student loan money for her own…

Education

St. John Public Schools eye recruitment & training to increase certified teacher count

RESERVE — Getting more certified teachers in classrooms is St. John the Baptist Parish School Board members No.…

Sports

Lady Comets advance in playoffs; looking for redemption against Newman

LAPLACE — The St. Charles Catholic girls soccer team proved coach Travis Trepagnier wrong Friday evening when they…